14 July 2011

Black-winged Stilts increasing in numbers

Black-winged Stilts are still increasing in numbers in Dhahran with 74 today. 16 on the waste treatment pool and 58 on the percolation pond. Other waders included three Wood Sandpiper, fouteen Little Ringed Plover and four Kentish Plover.

Other good birds included:-

Blue-cheeked Bee-eater - 2
Barn Swallow - 3
Sand Martin - 1
Little Bittern - 1 (juvenile)
Little Tern - 5 (juveniles)